Patrick Reed refusing to watch Ryder Cup after | Golf News

Patrick Reed, the LIV Golf star, has confessed that he will not be watching the Ryder Cup after being ignored for a captain’s choose by Team USA captain Keegan Bradley.

Reed was in rivalry to be part of the 12-man crew at Bethpage following a strong season on the breakaway tour, which included a win in Dallas in August. The one-time major champion also secured an spectacular third-place end at the Masters in April.

However, lackluster performances in the other three majors and a respectable but unremarkable end to the LIV season meant that Reed, affectionately identified as ‘Captain America’ by followers due to his past excellent Ryder Cup performances, was not chosen.

While Reed hopes his fellow Americans will triumph at Bethpage Black and reclaim the famend trophy from Europe, he will not be tuning in. He maintains that his determination to skip the motion in New York later this month is just not out of resentment; somewhat, he says he sometimes would not watch golf at home.

Nevertheless, Reed cannot conceal his disappointment, mentioning that LIV Golf stays unsanctioned by the game’s governing our bodies, considerably limiting his probabilities to earn Ryder Cup qualification factors.

Bryson DeChambeau stands as the only LIV member on Bradley’s squad for Bethpage after attaining the outstanding feat of automated qualification despite competing in just eight qualifying tournaments.

“Yeah, I mean, I was hoping [I woluld get a captain’s pick].” Reed told the Irish Mail. “I knew it was going to be an outside shot just because of not being able to get points and things like that, just being on LIV. But honestly, I felt like the games been really good until this week [at the Irish Open].”

Reed added: “I’ll definitely be rooting for the boys. But it’s one of those things that I don’t watch golf when I’m at home.”

When questioned about his reasoning, the 2018 Masters winner responded: “Because I play so much. Because I’m always out practicing and grinding. If I start watching golf, I start turning the mindset on to analyze and to do all that.”

Reed has competed in three Ryder Cups, including the 2016 triumph at Hazeltine. The 35-year-old possesses a stellar 7-3-2 document in the competitors, that includes a flawless 3-0 mark in singles matches.

However, the Georgia native hasn’t participated in the Ryder Cup since the 2018 thrashing in Paris.

Bradley revealed his six captain’s choices on Aug. 27, selecting Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, and Sam Burns.

They will be part of automated qualifiers Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Harris English, Russell Henley, and DeChambeau, with the match starting on Sep. 26.